I hate the taste of tarragon. Once I made a tarragon chicken and it was horrible. On the other hand I love cilantro and garlic, but my boyfriend just hates those two... What can I do? He says he likes garlic if you cannot taste it... but then what do I do with garlic shrimp?

There's not really much that I don't like. An excess of Cardamom tastes bitter to me, but there's only a few recipes I use that in. I don't mind the taste of licorice, as long as it isn't to strong. I love cilantro, cumin, cloves, etc.

PeppA, my other half, does NOT like cloves, nutmeg, etc. I think it's because her Mom doesn't use a lot of seasonings in her cooking.

Used in the right foods, and in the right amounts, I can't think of any that I don't like. Too much of most spices is bitter. Some spices, and herbs, go better with certain foods, so that can make a difference too. My husband says he doesn't like cumin, but he likes the things I have made with it. His ex cooked everything with a "ton" of cumin, which turned him off of it. I don't use it very often. Cilantro is one that I had to learn to like. I like it now if it is used sparingly.

Nutmeg. Tastes revolting in anything. Yuck! I love pretty much everything else. Although, I must admit, I can never taste if I leave out the parsley. Is there really a reason for cooking with it? I made a delicious white wine and garlic sauce for prawns on the weekend, and it was supposed to have parsley in it. The green would have looked beautiful on the pink (if I remembered to buy any), but would it in any way have altered the taste?

For some reason I hate the taste of cinnamon in savory foods. I only like it in cakes and cookies and with sugar to sprinkle on velvet and rice puddings. I can just barely stand it in chai if it isn't dominating.

Cumin, cilantro, rosemary and oregano in too large doses can ruin food for me, but I like them all when balanced with other herbs/spices.

There is a spice or herb that I have tasted more than once in creamy, tomato based seafood soups that makes the soup taste slightly burned. I have no idea what it is, but it is disgusting.

There's not really much that I don't like. An excess of Cardamom tastes bitter to me, but there's only a few recipes I use that in. I don't mind the taste of licorice, as long as it isn't to strong. I love cilantro, cumin, cloves, etc.

PeppA, my other half, does NOT like cloves, nutmeg, etc. I think it's because her Mom doesn't use a lot of seasonings in her cooking.

Could someone describe the taste of Cardamom? One recipe called for it and was over $11 so I just left it out but often wonder what would it have tasted like. Thanks

Also they have all their spices on sale this week. Could someone suggest some I should buy that normally costs over $5 that I should try to buy. I do like to get things at lower price.

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